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Block unknown calls, Add a call block list entry

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Call block Add a call block list entry If you subscribe to caller ID service, you can set the telephone to block unknown calls and certain undesired calls. The call block list stores up to 20 entries. When a home line call is blocked, you will hear a simulated busy tone for one ring cycle. You may pick up the call during the first ring or at the time when the simulate busy tone is played. If you do not pick up the call, it will be disconnected. When a cell call is blocked, the call will be rejected immediately. Block unknown calls All incoming calls with unknown numbers will be blocked. 1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use. 2. Press or to highlight Call block, and then press SELECT. 3. Press or to highlight Calls w/o num, and then press SELECT. 4. Press or to choose Not block or Block, then press SELECT. You hear a confirmation tone. -OR- • To block calls without number, press MENU and then enter 666261 when the phone is not in use. • To unblock calls without number, press MENU and then enter 666262 when the phone is not in use. 1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use. 2. Press or to highlight Call block, and then press SELECT. 3. Press or to highlight Block list, and then press SELECT. 4. Press or to highlight Add new entry, and then press SELECT. 5. When Enter number displays, use the dialing keys to enter a number (up to 30 digits). -OR- Copy a number from the redial list by pressing REDIAL. Then press , or REDIAL repeatedly to find the desired number. Press SELECT to copy the number. 6. Press SELECT to move on to the name. 7. When Enter name displays, use the dialing keys to enter a name (up to 15 characters). Each time you press a key, the character on that key appears. Additional key presses produce other characters on that key. Press the key repeatedly until the desired character appears. The first character of every word is capitalized. 8. Press SELECT to save. The handset displays Saved and then returns to the previous menu. You hear a confirmation tone. While entering names and numbers, you can: • Press or to move the cursor to the left or right. • Press DELETE to erase a digit. • Press and hold DELETE to erase all digits. • Press and hold PAUSE to enter a dialing pause (a p appears). • Press 0 to add a space. 29

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Call block
If you subscribe to caller ID service, you
can set the telephone to block unknown
calls and certain undesired calls.
The call block list stores up to
20 entries.
When a home line call is blocked,
you will hear a simulated busy tone
for one ring cycle. You may pick up
the call during the first ring or at the
time when the simulate busy tone is
played. If you do not pick up the call,
it will be disconnected. When a cell
call is blocked, the call will be rejected
immediately.
Block unknown calls
All incoming calls with unknown
numbers will be blocked.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not
in use.
2. Press
or
to highlight
Call block
,
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
or
to highlight
Calls w/o num
, and then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
or
to choose
Not block
or
Block
, then press
SELECT
. You hear
a confirmation tone.
-OR-
To block calls without number, press
MENU
and then enter
666261
when the phone is not in use.
To unblock calls without number,
press
MENU
and then enter
666262
when the phone is
not in use.
Add a call block list entry
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not
in use.
2. Press
or
to highlight
Call block
,
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
or
to highlight
Block list
,
and then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
or
to highlight
Add new
entry
, and then press
SELECT
.
5. When
Enter number
displays, use
the dialing keys to enter a number
(up to 30 digits).
-OR-
Copy a number from the redial list by
pressing
REDIAL
. Then press
,
or
REDIAL
repeatedly to find the desired
number. Press
SELECT
to copy the
number.
6. Press
SELECT
to move on to the name.
7. When
Enter name
displays, use
the dialing keys to enter a name (up
to 15 characters). Each time you
press a key, the character on that
key appears. Additional key presses
produce other characters on that key.
Press the key repeatedly until the
desired character appears. The first
character of every word is capitalized.
8. Press
SELECT
to save. The handset
displays
Saved
and then returns
to the previous menu. You hear a
confirmation tone.
While entering names and numbers,
you can:
• Press
or
to move the cursor
to the left or right.
• Press
DELETE
to erase a digit.
• Press and hold
DELETE
to erase
all digits.
• Press and hold
PAUSE
to enter a
dialing pause (a
p
appears).
• Press
0
to add a space.